Payment in Lieu of Notice Calculator
Calculate the payment in lieu of notice for employer or employee based on notice period length and monthly salary.
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Note:The Employment Ordinance requires payment in lieu of notice when either the employer or employee ends the contract without giving proper notice. The amount must not be less than the wages earned during the notice period.This calculator is for reference only. Please refer to your employment contract or the Labour Department for the actual amount.
Payment in lieu is wages for the notice period. It is not severance or long service payment. A lawful summary dismissal generally does not require payment in lieu.
Payment in lieu of notice in Hong Kong
Payment in lieu of notice is wages for the required notice period when that notice is not given. It is not severance payment and not long service payment. A lawful summary dismissal generally does not require payment in lieu.
The Employment Ordinance sets different minima. In the first month of probation, either party may generally terminate without notice unless the contract says otherwise. After that, notice must generally be at least seven days. If the contract is silent after probation, the period is generally one month. An agreed period can be longer, but not shorter than the statutory minimum.
Where notice is counted in months, this page multiplies monthly salary by the number of months. For days or weeks it estimates a daily wage as monthly salary × 12 ÷ (working days a week × 52). That is a rough method; a section 713 average daily wage and the contract definition of wages can change the figure.
Either party who fails to give the required notice may owe payment in lieu. Check the contract, the probation clause and the termination letter first. Ask the Labour Department if the amount is disputed.
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Hong Kong employment thresholds checked on 2026-08-08
The calculation framework follows the Employment Ordinance and Labour Department guidance, including the 713 average-wage principle.
Wage periods, service length, leave days and termination details are user inputs; actual entitlement depends on the contract and full wage records.
Does not resolve every commission or bonus treatment, rest-day arrangement, continuous-employment dispute, exemption or court ruling.
2026-08-08: Rechecked Labour Department calculation guidance, the offsetting transition and the 2026 statutory-holiday count.
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Site data last reviewed: 2026-08-09 · The sources above are for reference only; please refer to the latest official announcements from the relevant organisations.
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